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UK Cyber Defence
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CVE-2026-2311

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 s vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i Web Administration GUI authorization check.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.20%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, and 7.2 s vulnerable to privilege escalation caused by an invalid IBM i Web Administration GUI authorization check.  A malicious actor could cause user-controlled code to run with administrator privilege.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.20% probability · 10th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-284
Affected
ibm/i
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.